FRUSTRATING rush-hour delays may be about to end for motorists using a busy Teesside roundabout.

The Gazette told last month how vandals put the peak-time lights at Greystones roundabout near Redcar out of action.

New kit has now been installed to make the lights work again - but without immediately solving the delays.

Light sequencing problems mean too few cars have been getting through on green.

But Autolink has been working to ensure the lights are in the correct sequence.

A spokesman confirmed that when the lights were switched back on last week, the lights were at a “default” setting.

That meant they only stayed green for nine seconds, allowing too few cars through and causing traffic to stack up.

One New Marske motorist told the Gazette it was taking her up to half an hour to get through the roundabout on the A174. The lights have now been switched to 30 seconds per green light, which lets up to 20 vehicles per lane through.

But there’s also a possible problem with the sequencing of lights halfway round the roundabout itself - an issue which is also being looked at.

The lights were monitored on Friday, Monday and Tuesday gone by Autolink teams.

The spokesman said: “The lights are now allowing more traffic past, but the lights in the middle of the roundabout may be blocking the through route, so we’ve been looking at that.

“If necessary, we will tweak the lights so they are working in the correct sequence.”